If you miss the days of struggling to draw a simple shape using iron filings with a classic Etch-a-Sketch, you'll love the latest experiment from Google Chrome Labs (a sandbox where the company lets its developers work on their own projects). As reported by 9to5Google , Web-a-Skeb is an in-browser recreation of the retro kids' toy that invites you to create your own masterpieces by controlling a tiny virtual magnet using a pair of dials. It's just as fiddly as you remember, but nonetheless rewarding when you manage to create something vaguely recognizable.
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Google Chrome Labs' "Etch A Sketch" Clone Brings Back Memories

Google Chrome Labs has hit the web with a new application called 'Web A Skeb', intended to bring back childhood memories and showcase the capabilities of the Chrome browser, 9to5Google reports. The app is a near identical copy of iconic Etch A Sketch toy released in the 1960s and built on Google's own Firebase development platform - based on the associated URL. As might be expected, that means the UI is not only straightforward but outright minimalistic despite attention to details on aspects like the font chosen and added features. Users visiting 'web-a-skeb.firebaseapp.com' are greeted...Read more ...